Feminist Archipelagic Poetics
Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi
University of California, Los Angeles (Tovaangar)
April 16 1:00-2:00PM HST
Unearthing the Toxic Weeds of White Supremacy:
Reflections of a Pinay Scholar Warrior of Aloha
in Decolonizing Social Work and Health
Alma M. Ouanesisouk Trinidad
Portland State University
Issues of Resistance, Place, and
Subversion: The Prison Songs of Lili‘uokalani
Cynthia Morris
American Musicological Society (AMS)
Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
ISLAND FEMINISMS:
PLACE, JUSTICE, MOVEMENT
2021 Virtual Speaker Series
Engage with scholars and activists working in island and feminist studies to spark collaboration and interdisciplinary dialogue on social justice for islands and islanders.
January 29 1:00-2:00PM HST
The Founding and Future of the Island Feminisms Project
Marina Karides
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Noralis Rodríguez-Coss
Gonzaga University
February 19 1:00-2:00PM HST
ゴジラ/ɡɒdˈzɪlə/
Jane Chang Mi
Scripps College, Claremont
“Pulotu” Pacific Feminisms:
A biomythography of a Niuē Pulotu
Pefi Kingi
PacificwinPacific; NAVA - Niue Australian Vagahau Association
Victoria University, Victoria, Australia
March 5 and 12 2021 1:00-2:15PM HST
The Conversion of Ka'ahumanu
A video-recording of the play in two parts
Directed by Justina Taft Mattos
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
March 5: Act I followed by a brief Q&A including lead actress Desiree Moana Cruz, who played the role of Ka'ahumanu
March 12: Act II followed by a more extended discussion with playwright Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and director Justina Taft Mattos